The Foodshed

The FoodShed: A Multipurpose On-Farm Kitchen and Learning Space

Our Edmonston Farm has an on farm kitchen that was built from a shipping container to serve as a space for washing, processing, storing and refrigeration of food produced on the farm. It is also serves as an educational and teaching space, and uses renewable energy technologies and maximize use of low-tech solutions and recycled materials.

The project demonstrates low cost solution for urban farmers, enable value-added and farm-to-school food entrepreneurial ventures for local urban and small farmers throughout the region. Turning shipping containers into low-cost urban farm infrastructure addresses issues in the profitability of growing food in and around cities and small rural farms. Urban farmers need to get the highest returns for their product, and the ability to properly process, add value to, and appropriately refrigerate or store their product can mean the difference between a failing food enterprise and a successful one.

ECO City Farms

ECO City Farms seeks to enhance food security, safety and access, to improve nutrition and health, to preserve cultural and ecological diversity, and to accelerate the transition to an economy based on preservation, recycling and restoration. We amplify community voice and engagement to reinvigorate the Chesapeake foodshed with sustainable ways of making food and money.

Who We Are

ECO City Farms is a nonprofit urban farm located in Prince Georges County, Maryland.